Hargitay opened up about her painful loss and dealing with her grief while she was being raised by her father, Mr. Mansfield died at the age of 34 and left behind five children. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star, 57, was only three years old when her mom perished from injuries she sustained in a car crash. Mariska Hargitay suffered trauma at an early age when her mother, Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield, died in 1967. Mariska Hargitay confronts singer who keeps interrupting ‘Law & Order’ filming ‘Law & Order’ history: First-ever triple franchise crossover She is also an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.Mariska Hargitay honors late mom Jayne Mansfield on her 90th birthday The organization provides support to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Mariska founded the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004. In 2006, she gave birth to their son, August Miklos. In 2011, they adopted both Amaya Josephine and a second son, Andrew Nicolas. Taylor Swift named one of her cats after Mariska’s character, Olivia Benson. Mariska Hargitay is best known as an actress, portraying the character Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Mariska’s non Law & Order appearances have included Chicago P.D., The Love Guru and as Justice in Taylor Swift’s video for “Bad Blood.” She won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series in 2006. Her breakout came in 1999, when she was cast in the lead role of Olivia Benson on the Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. During the late ‘80s and ‘90s, Mariska appeared in a television shows like Seinfeld, Ellen, Baywatch, thirtysomething, Freddy’s Nigthmares and The Single Guy.
Mariska’s debut role came in a small part in the 1985 horror movie, Ghoulies. She attended the Groundlings theater company and was taught improv by Kathy Griffin. Mariska dropped out of college to pursue an acting career. She enrolled at UCLA in 1982, the same year she was crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA. Mariska was active in cheerleading, atheletics and theater while in high school. After Jayne’s death, Mariska was raised by her father. Mariska and her two brothers were also in the car accident that killed their mother. Mariska is the daughter of actress and 1950’s sex symbol, Jayne Mansfield. Mariska Hargitay (born Mariska Magdolna Hargitay on Januin Santa Monica, California) is an American actress.
0 kommentar(er)
